Carthage, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carthage, TN Summary

Crime in Carthage research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Carthage over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Carthage:

  • There were 117 total crimes committed in Carthage the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,140.6 total crimes per 100K people in Carthage.
  • The overall crime rate in Carthage is 121.18% above the national average.
  • Carthage ranks #243 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Carthage ranks #9,439 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Carthage Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carthage is 5,140.6 per 100,000 people. That's 121.18% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 62.39% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carthage
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 117 5,140.6 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 219.7 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 5 219.7 672.7 369.8
Burglary 8 351.5 384.5 269.8
Larceny 103 4,525.5 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 43.9 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 112 4,920.9 2,492.8 1,954.4

Carthage Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Carthage

5
Violent Crimes
219.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carthage is 219.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 455.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.34% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carthage

112
Property Crimes
4,920.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
151.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carthage is 4,920.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 151.79% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 97.41% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carthage

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hendersonville, TN 62,475 607 971.6 835.5 136.1
Smyrna, TN 57,595 1,245 2,161.6 1,896.0 265.6
Brentwood, TN 45,581 415 910.5 842.5 68.0
Lebanon, TN 43,321 908 2,096.0 1,643.5 452.4
Mount Juliet, TN 40,233 421 1,046.4 939.5 106.9
Nolensville, TN 16,990 71 417.9 329.6 88.3
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Millersville, TN 6,239 51 817.4 528.9 288.5
Lafayette, TN 5,650 179 3,168.1 2,831.9 336.3
Baxter, TN 1,677 26 1,550.4 1,490.8 59.6

Carthage SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
5
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